Mount Rafinesque

Mount Rafinesque: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Rafinesque

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mount Rafinesque — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.78925, -73.61595. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Rafinesque

• Peebles Island State Park · park · Saratoga · ~7 km · Must-see
• Frear Park · park · Rensselaer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Frear Park · park · Bennington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Bennington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Christ and Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church · church · Rensselaer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cohoes Falls · waterfall · Bennington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Oakwood Presbyterian Church · church · Rensselaer · ~9 km · Must-see
• RPI Chapel and Cultural Center · church · Rensselaer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross · church · Rensselaer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tomhannock Reservoir · lake · Bennington · ~11 km · Must-see
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Rensselaer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Prospect Park · park · Bennington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Prospect Park · park · Rensselaer · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church · church · Albany · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Ann Maronite Catholic Church · church · Albany · ~12 km · Must-see
• Grafton Lakes State Park · park · Rensselaer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Church of Saint Paul The Apostle · church · Saratoga · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hicks Pond · lake · Bennington · ~21 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Rafinesque

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Rafinesque

• Mohawk Valley · viewpoint · Bennington · ~8 km · Must-see
• White Rock · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~35 km · Must-see
• Berlin Mountain · viewpoint · Rensselaer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Berlin Road, Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kidder Hollow · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~38 km · Must-see
• Misery Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rounds Mountain · viewpoint · Rensselaer · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pine Cobble · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~47 km · Must-see
• Potter Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~48 km · Must-see
• Brodie mountain view · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~48 km · Must-see

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